Nila Bhakuni, Director of Technology Transfer at Dartmouth College
Nila Bhakuni, Director of Technology Transfer at Dartmouth College
SBBI Seminar:“University Technology Offices and the Future of Entrepreneurship in Academe”
SBBI Seminar:“University Technology Offices and the Future of Entrepreneurship in Academe”
23 Mar 201812:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Harvard community only
BIO:
Nila Bhakuni has been the Director of Technology Transfer at Dartmouth College since
July of 2015. Prior to that she was the Director of Technology Transfer at Rice University
for 10 years, growing the office and serving as Interim, Director of Sponsored Research
and building and leading an industrial contracts team. She had progressive responsibility
at Harvard and Carnegie Mellon in technology transfer.
Prior to joining Carnegie Mellon, Nila spent 10 years working in several different
areas at Alcoa's Technical Center. She worked in the Manufacturing Systems and Equipment
Analysis Center (MSEA) and the Rigid Packaging Division received an Alcoa Merit Award
for Team Performance for a joint venture team with Kobe, a Japanese steel company.
Nila has been very active in the Licensing Executives Society where she has served
as a speaker, Chair of Nanotechnology in the High Tech Sector, Chair-Elect of the
Chemicals, Materials, and Energy Sector, and as a member of the Board of Trustees.
Originally from Akron, Ohio, Nila has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University
of Akron, an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Ohio State University, and an MSIA
(MBA) from Carnegie Mellon University's Graduate School of Industrial Administration.